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Clubs - Child Protection

Keeping children safe is everyone's responsibility

It's not up to you to decide whether or not a child is being abused, but it is your responsibility to act if you have concerns. No action is not an option.

Welsh Gymnastics are here to help. Working with clubs, welfare officers and statutory agencies, we make safeguarding a priority. We ensure our members and registered clubs meet specific requirements to safeguard and protect.(Read more about safeguarding training).

All our registered clubs must:

Make sure Welsh Gymnastics membership is current, so that insurance cover is in place

Appoint a welfare officer, who will:- Respond to child protection and poor practice concerns- Give advice and support so the club has measures in place to protect children, young people and adults at risk- Help the club involve children, young people and adults at risk in decision-making and other activities(Read more about appointing a club welfare officer, link opens in new window)

Identify everyone in the club who needs a criminal record check – this is known as a DBS (formerly CRB) certificate. Click here to find out who in your club must have this. [Link opens in new window]. The certificate must be renewed every 3 years

If anyone raises a concern and you think a child is in immediate danger of abuse or at risk of significant harm or in need of protection, then call the police on 999 and/or your local social services

If the concern does not involve immediate danger, send a Child Protection Incident report form to Welsh Gymnastics. Usually your club welfare officer will complete and send the form, but any club official can do so

Time to Listen

Face-to-face training for club welfare officers, who must:Be at least 18-years-old on the day of the courseAnd hold a current Safeguarding and Protecting Children certificate(Note: The Foundation Safeguarding online course is NOT acceptable as a pre-requisite for the Time to Listen course)After applying for this course, you will need to pay Welsh Gymnastics [link]Find and apply for Time to Listen